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watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world. i am kim brunhuber. three days after the u.s. midterm elections, we still don't know who will control the next congress. everyone expected republicans to make big gains at least in the house, but exit polls show the flu majority of independent voters chose democrats for the republican debt landslide. in the arizona race, the democrat rand kelly is expanding his lead over masters. there are still half 1 million ballots to be counted there. -- they tell cnn that we remain confident we will win this race. and in nevada, public challenger adam laxalt is still leading katherine cortez masto. out the new reports of a narrowing in the gap. good news for democrats, and joe biden, in bipartisan. here he is. >> i'm prepared for to work with republicans. but the american people made it clear, they respect republicans

to work with me as well. >> cnn is on the scene at both critical states out west. we'll hear from gary tuchman in las vegas, nevada in just a bit. but we begin in phoenix, arizona. >> here, in maricopa county, the tedious work of democracy continues. counting the vote, hanging in the balance is control of the u.s. senate. some 78,000 votes results were released this evening by maricopa county. didn't really change the races percentage wise, but the democrats who are currently in a racy razor-thin lead, they got just a bit more vote pad. this is a slow process and it is a careful process, what we are hearing though, on the edges, are some of the republicans on this ballot who are frustrated, have been talking about some of these election officials might be doing this on purpose, releasing this slowly on

purpose, and we got strong pushback by election officials here. >> quite frankly, it is offensive for kari lake to say that these people behind me are slow rolling this, we are working 14 to 18 hours, so i really hope that this is the end of that now, we can be patient. and respect the results when they come out. >> the count continues, the election is not over in a maricopa county, election officials are looking to start to zoom in, on some of those election day ballots. kyung lah, cnn, phoenix arizona. >> here in the largest county in the state of nevada, clark county, and the clark county election center we can tell you that the tabulators are done tabulating for the evening. they will resume on friday. at least 17 counties in the state of nevada, the democratic candidate for senate, his in comment. the democratic for governor

with his and comment. are counting the mail-in ballots. tens of thousands of ballots are still needed to be counted in the state of nevada. right now, catherine cortez masto? the democratic senator, has made up of about 7000 votes is behind the republican challenger by 1000 votes. meanwhile, cisa lack, is made up -- and is behind by 20,000 votes. here in clark county, the largest county in the states, there are at least 50,000 valid still to count, these are not ballots that were on election day. they were ballots that were mailed in and drop the ballots in election day. they can count until saturday, that's the rule here in nevada. that's either way they would've been counting. as long as the ballots are closely marked by tuesday, it can arrive by saturday and be counted. so this will continue to at least saturday, the county will continue until saturday. and we still don't know who the winners of these very high profile races will be. this is gary tuchman, cnn, in

las vegas. >> but more on this, richard johnson is a lecturer in u.s. products at queen mary university of london. he joins me now from bedford, in -- thanks for being with us. looking at the exit polls, one interesting thing that came out for me was how well democrats did with people who mildly disapproved of president biden, a so-called -- voters. 49% of them supported democratic candidates for the house. and 45% backed republicans. why do you think that was? >> well it seems that in some of the races. it was not necessarily the forefront issue on voters minds. which, we have to remember that, you know, once upon a time midterm elections were just known as elections. because they are not the middle of the term of the members of congress. the end of the turn with the members of conference. the presidency also looms so large. but what struck me about these

midterm elections is that the quality of the candidates and different races is massive. we've seen split ticket voting. these are things that people said were defined as america has become more and more an executive, partisan center system. that is to say, the party and the president match. over all else. but i think we've seen a little bit of push back against that in this midterm election. >> the fact that voters didn't seem to punish biden for his unpopularity. or for the economy. all the things going wrong. what do you think that will mean for biden and his presidency, you know, for the next two years. and maybe for 2024? >> i think that these results helped stabilize joe biden's leadership with the democratic party. i think they thought it was quite likely that it would be very likely that biden would be the nominee for the democrats next time. so long as he is self

interested. which i think he is. i think that the results here remove most outs of a viable challenger. biden showed himself able to hold together around this democratic coalition. across different parts of the country. and actually, he was able to mobilize certain elements of the democrat coalition. particularly, suburban life voters. and this election will prove crucial at the next presidential election as well. so i think he gets some brownie points for these results. which are, in relative terms, quite -- . >> so then looking at the other side for donald trump, he promoted candidates who either lost or are losing winnable elections in key saves. so it was a bad night for trump, but not necessarily for trumpism in a way. because the trump of the party. the maga, we will have more in influence on the house if they get the majority.

and already, they are threatening to withdraw support for kevin mccarthy for speaker. demands-ing investigations and impeachment. what do you think if he becomes speaker he will have to make? >> this is the -- four elections. the trump backed electors are -- and some inexperience people were supported by donald trump. and the party has proven not to have great candidates. what that means though, is that the house in the senate will be much closer. say the republicans to go before the house. only a small majority. and that means that a small number of members in the backed republican caucus can call the shots. and so, the first challenge is gonna be, who are they gonna vote for as the speaker? in the first vote when the house meets for january. is it going to be representative candid been mccarthy? or is it going to try to demand

concessions. are we going to be the tail that wag the dog? and that couldn't be the case. so it's going to be a big challenge for mccarthy, i think, to try to pull together. possibly quite divided caucus with a small majority. >> yeah, huge challenge. so, president biden called it a good day for democracy. liz cheney said it was a clear victory for team normal. and as i said, the stakes are enormously high. as you pointed out, the congress, this congress will be the congress that certifies the results of the next presidential elections. so given that there was, to a certain degree, a repudiation of trumpism, and election denialism at the polls. how big of a danger is that still for 2024? >> it's less of a danger than it could've been. in the sense that fewer candidates who denied that they were in the last election were elected. but still, for example, over

100 members of the house who denied that joe biden was rightfully elected president were elected for the first time. or reelected. and as you say, so this is what we have now. are the state officers who will be managing elections. rather than the secretaries of state. have an important role in the process of electoral college vote certification being sent to congress. and congress itself, will be the congress that incentivizes those electoral college votes. and i think it's really important, over the next two years, that the american public make it very clear to the representatives that they want their representatives to abide by the results of the election. however they will go. i think that is absolutely crucial, to the future of american democracy. >> yeah, absolutely. i will have to agree with that. richard johnson, in bedford, england. thanks for being with us. we appreciate it.

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elections in january six, and there were a lot of concerns about whether democracy would meet the test. it did! it did! it did! >> welcome back to cnn special coverage of the u.s. midterm elections. that was joe biden feeling very vindicated by the stance that democrats may. the senate races have yet to be called in georgia, arizona, and nevada. but all three could go democrats way. as announced, republicans will hold all 49 seats. democrats 48. 218 is the magic number needed for control of the house. that is still mathematically profitable. republicans are more likely to take over the 211 races so far. president biden is on the route to sharm el sheikh egypt this hour, and will attend the cop27 climate conference. he will meet with the finnish

president, and remarks at the summit. while he is expected to call nations to quote, keep their eyes on the ball when it comes to reducing global emissions. and highlight steps that his administration is taken, and plans to fight climate change. cnn international correspondent david mckenzie is there, and joins us now live. so david, take us now live to what president biden is expected to do over there. >> well, sadly, he'll be touching down on air force one in a couple of hours. kim. and the question will be, will the u.s. be able to lead significant climate change action here? the talk before this meeting was that this was supposed to be a climate change conference of action. well we haven't quite seen that yet, i have to say, as world leaders are ramping up their sessions here. still, we need to see evidence of action to try to cut emissions, provide financing for developing countries, and give huge amount of money to

developing countries that have been smashed by climate catastrophes this year and into the future. biden is expected to top his own achievements on climate change through the congress. i am sure. but the big question is whether he will bring up egypt humans rights record with the president in his meeting. with president sissi. i spoke to the tree climate envoy to the u.s., secretary john kerry. the issue is that there has been no formal talks between china and the u.s.. most people feel that that is critical. take a listen. >> we're not formally negotiating at this point. but, our hope is that within a short span of time, it will become impossible for us to really get together down in full measure, and do the things that we need to be doing as the two leading -- in the world and as the two largest economies in the world. china and the united states

really need to cooperate on this. and without china, even if the u.s. is, as we are, moving towards a 1.5 degree program. which we are. if we don't have china? nobody else can make to that goal. and we broke through 1.5, and it will cross citizens around the world trillions of more dollars. >> politically, there is a sense that the u.s. and china will be competing in the years ahead. and some hawkish attitude towards china. do you think that the cooperation on climate change will be accepted? >> while there is not any competition, it's a pretty normal thing in the world of business. businesses always competing for market share, four product lines, and so forth. what president biden has said is that we can compete, but we don't have to be confrontational. we don't have to be in conflict. and, i think that that is what is critical here. is that we deal with the issues,

and there are real differences between our countries. obviously. the climate should not fit into that bilateral pattern. on those issues. >> well the big question is, if they are going to be significant actions taken at this climate change conference. i think many scientists and activists fear that there will be marginal changes. but not the significant cuts that need to happen to avoid the worst of the climate catastrophe. kim? >> all right, thank you so much. david mckenzie in sharm el sheikh. u.s. financial markets are seeing a bullish start in today's trading session on wall street. take a closer look at why investors are suddenly feeling optimistic, that's our latest on vote counting that is still underway in two battleground states. that will control who is major in the p party next year. ststay with us!

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>> three days after the midterm elections, hundreds of thousands of ballots are still being counted at this hour. in two key western states. arizona and nevada. the outcomes along with a runoff in georgia. will shape the future of the u.s. senate. russian officials say that they are processing the ballots as quickly as possible. and we'll expect to have tallies next week. they expect republicans to have 49 seats. democrats 48. which means that democrats would have to sweep all three senate raids to win the majority. and -- what it wasn't the red wave that the republicans have been predicting for weeks. u.s. stock market close

thursday with one of its best days since 2020. the dow soared 1200 points on news of the rate of inflation slowing down after months of aggressive interest rate hikes. we've got the top three u.s. futures that have been signaling a bullet start at this opening. and voters consistently named the economy as the top concern in this election. well thursdays inflation report was saying this was not enough. you've got the latest from cnn's richard quest in new york. >> it is always dubious to take one months numbers and extrapolate it into a trend. but that is what the market is doing today. the welcome news that inflation went down it is way lower than more than 9% in june. they've been marking the view that perhaps the fed would now slow down the increasing rate. at the next meeting. maybe 50 basis points. possibly even 25 basis points.

instead of the three quarter percent that we have seen so far. that would be perhaps a step too far. because economists want it all. pretty much agree that the fed is not done yet. but inflation has not been , cnn, at the new york stock exchange. >> u.s. federal judge has struck down president joe biden's student loan forgiveness program, the lawsuit was filed on behalf of two borrowers that did not qualify for debt relief. the justice department says it will repeal the ruling. nearly 26 million sun loan forgiveness applications have

been submitted as of last week, but the biden administration has been banned from canceling any dead due to a separate legal challenge. payments on student loans have been pars since march of 2020, because of a pandemic related effort that is set to resume in january. china just announced changes to its covid-19 protocols for international travelers. that will include eliminating controversial circuit breakers on international flights to call for flights to be suspended after a certain number of passengers tested positive under the virus. under a new rule, -- reduced to once in 48 hours instead of twice. and mandatory quarantine upon arrival. and shorten from seven days to five. the markets have responded positively to the changes, after the announcement, hong kong's index shot up 7%. ukrainian troops are moving cautiously as they inch closer to the city of kherson.

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>> ukraine is about to get more air defenses to combat drone attacks as part of the new 400 million u.s. aid package. it includes four avenger air defense teams which is pushing out helicopters and drones. as well as missiles and other ammunition. in total, the u.s. has provided 18.6 billion dollars in security aid to ukraine since the war began, now on the front lines. caution is the operating word as ukrainian troops close in on the city of kherson. russia announced a pull out from the city on wednesday marking a humiliating failure for moscow but ukraine says that russia giving up on kherson so easily would be too good to be true.

nic robertson reports. >> [speaking non-english] >> today, the visit of somehow is liberated, the soldier allowances the hound full of troops claiming a small victory on the word to person, well received by a appreciative crowd. elsewhere, on ukraine's cautious advance to liberate the port city, another tiny band of soldiers celebrate an objective secured. since russia's announced retreat, villages are being taken quickly. in kalynivka, russians fled so fast they left their flag, rapidly removed by the ukrainians. meanwhile, russian troops retreating under orders, east across a strategic dnipro river, characterized the ignominy's exit as -- noting the damage to the dribble and -- >> russia's defense chiefs are

also spinning the withdrawal as a smart move, to save soldiers lives. but it's in stark contrast to their callous and calamitous loss of soldiers in the war so far. what was once the jewel in putin's conquest this year and illegally declared part of russia less than six weeks ago is becoming the most embarrassing setback for putin so far. failure to spin retreat as smart strategy will undermine his leadership. ukrainian officials continue to be skeptical of putin's motives, question whether retreat is also a trap. >> they are simply searching for way out of it is fickle situation. the fact that they so dearly announced that they will move to the left bank did not

surprise anyone. but we undersell understand they will still have to fight. >> on the battlefield, ukrainian soldiers appear to be gaining momentum. nevertheless, officials warn it could be days, even longer, before kherson is safely under their control again. how safe it will actually be is unclear. >> nic robertson, cnn, privy rate, ukraine. >> for more, icilma abdelaziz is standing by in kyiv. and somewhere learning about a deadly russian attack in mykolaiv. what can you tell us? >> yes, we're very getting this report this hour kim. a really devastating strike on a five story residential building in mykolaiv. that's a city very much near the front line, heavily shelled in the past, but officials there saying that this five story residential building was struck by russian rockets in that two people were killed and two others wounded.

and of course search and rescue operations are ongoing so you could see that death toll rises. but let's also discuss kherson. that's obviously the area now where all eyes are focused. and already we are seeing, kim, ukrainian forces reaping the rewards of this russian withdrawal, of this russian pull. out more than 40's elements have been claimed, retaking by ukrainian forces. that's according to zelenskyy and his nightly address. they're also pushing up the front lines from the south, pushing them up by seven kilometers. over four miles. and we've taken about 260 square kilometers of territory, that's about 100 square mile so you're seeing this advance just in the last 24 hours since that announcement that ukrainian forces are able to take these large flatlands, these farmlands to the south of kherson city as they each inch closer and closer but yes still very much concerned about russia's intention here, the ukrainian commander in chief saying that this is a direct outcome of our counter

offensive. this isn't something that moscow simply gifted as here. and we must proceed cautiously. one official saying the concern that russia could turn kherson into a city of death. filled with booby traps, minding it, making it extremely dangerous for ukrainian forces trying to move in. and if you take a look at the map you can understand why they are concerned, the plan here is for russia's forces to move to the other side of the dnipro river, the eastern side fortified those positions there and essentially use that as a launching pad to attack ukrainian forces as they move forward so the clear messaging here from ukraine as we are going to move forward but on our timeline. based on what we believe is right and not mascots. kim? >> all right, thanks so much selma uphill is ease in kyiv. the weeks-long anti government protest movement in iran is getting high-profile support from a leading iranian celebrity. the actors who starred in the academy award winning movie

salesman, posted a picture on instagram not wearing a her job. a move that defies iran's morality cause. cnn -- 's has more. >> one iranian activists outside of iran describes this bold move by actress -- as a cultural earthquake. the actress with a following of nearly 8 million people on instagram, very popular, very famous in iran for the role she played in the oscar winning film, the iranian film, the salesman, shocked so many around the world by posting a photo of herself while still inside iran without her mandatory head scarves, the hijab, and holding up a sign with the kurdish words [speaking non-english] , which translates into, women, life, freedom, what has become the slogan of the protest, the women's movement and what has become this national uprising in iran. taraneh alidoosti has also been known for speaking out, criticizing the regime. she is a human rights and women's rights defender.

in recent days, she is also posted on social media, saying she is not going to leave her home, that she is going to stay in iran, that she is going to defend those behind bars and the families of those who have been killed. and she said she is ready to pay a price for that. we don't know if there has been any consequences after she posted this photo. but she is the latest in a series of high-profile figures in the country who have been speaking out, showing their support, showing solidarity with the protesters, something that is probably very embarrassing for the iranian regime that, for nearly two months now, has been really pushing this narrative that protests in this country are a foreign conspiracy, a foreign plot that is aimed at destabilizing the country, that

this is not a peoples movement -- jomana karadsheh, cnn, london. >> in brussels, prosecutors say that they expect a fatal stabbing was terror-related. at least one police officer was killed in the attack thursday night. the president says that he was shocked by the killing of the police hubs are in the line of duty, and she said that the attack feels personal because they worked closely with the parliament for many years and officials are now investigating the incident. all right for those of you watching us here in north america, cnn newsroom continues after a break, for our international viewers, world sport is next!

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now focus on two close races. in arizona, and nevada. hundreds of thousands of ballots still to be counted. democratic incumbent mark kelly is expanding his lead over republican challenger blake masters. -- tell cnn that they expect to win. and in nevada, new numbers show democratic in comment katherine cortez masto is closing the gap on her republican challenger adam laxalt, out election denier. -- since tuesday's election got underway. >> we are exactly where we want to be in this race. we have a lot of votes coming in. all across the state. yet to be tabulated. we are going to win this race. >> we are not done yet! here is one thing i know, our positive energy got us to where we are today. and, we are going to make sure that positive energy continues to flow this week. we are going to get this done! >> money is pouring into the

georgia senate runoff, democrats are giving $7 million to incumbent senator, raphael warnock. meanwhile, republican groups announced a combined 3 million dollar donation to herschel walker. both men -- nick valencia has that. >> thursday was the start of what will no doubt be a very long four weeks for raphael warnock and herschel walker. a republican channel durr, herschel walker, it kicked off his campaign here in georgia, in front of a very sizeable crowd in front of republican senator, ted cruz. the first of what will likely be a cavalry of republican leadership to the southern state over the next four weeks. to help walker with his runoff race. addressing the crowd, a very sizeable crowd here in a deeply red part of the state. a source close to the campaign tells us it's part of walker's strategy to get out the vote. and focus on red counties where they are your performed. compared to the incumbent governor brian kemp. who is able to win his republican -- outright.

at the rally, both cruz and walker both predicted a wind during the runoff. we also met up with cruise afterwards, and asked him if it's a good idea for walker to invite former president donald trump to campaigning alongside him as well. >> to be clear, he will welcome the support from president trump. who is supporting him. he said he would love the support of iran, and anyone coming to the campaign. >> meanwhile democratic in comment walker also -- just a couple blocks away from ebenezer baptist joe. standing in front of the mayoral of john lewis, who are not appear to make a plea to those who may not have voted for him in the mid term. >> and for those of you who made a different choice this time! weather for herschel walker over someone else, i want to speak directly to you. over the next four weeks, i hope that you will give me the opportunity to earn your vote. >> but just how important will georgia be in controlling the senate. we won't know that until the

race in arizona and nevada wrapped up. but one thing is clear, for the second consecutive election cycle, georgians find themselves right in the middle of the center of the political universe. nick valencia, cnn, canton georgia. the male governors in 2022. at today's elections gotta start off with sarah alexander's in massachusetts with laura healy. the first female governors. as a result, 12 women will hold the top state spots across the u.s.. then comes to races from cnn has not projected a winner, but all candidates are female. so the record setting number will represent a fraction of the governance across the 50 states. the old record of 19 will governors serving currently was set in 2004. president joe biden is on its way to egypt now, for cop27 environmental summit. as part of a weeklong trip that will take biden to several major summits. egypt, it will head to cambodia

for the asian summit on saturday and sunday. that was on -- g20 summit. with chinese leader xi jinping on the sidelines of the event as the first time the two have met in person since biden became president. -- joins me now from beijing. so, stephen, what can we expect to see out of this meeting? >> yes, kim, i think the prospect of the so-called world's most important bilateral asian ship is as gloomy as beijing's weather today. that is something even u.s. officials have acknowledged. even before the meeting. the senior biden administration official told reporters on thursday there is not going to be a joint statement after the meeting and they're not expecting any, so called, -- we may not even seen much easing of tensions. now, she still insist at the point of this meeting is to keep lines of communication open between the two sides, including at the highest level. also saying the aim is to build support between the two leaders,

and to build the floor in this relationship that has been in a freefall. the problem here is report doesn't seem to be the problem here, because the two men have talk to each other five times since biden took office via phones and video links, they always have known each other for years, i spent a lot of time together as vice president. each time they talk to reminiscent about the good old days. the problem that has been driving the two sides apart is really how each side views its own strength and the other's intentions. from washington's perspective, china under xi jinping has become increasingly authoritarian at home and increasing assertive or even aggressive abroad. that is why biden plans to raise the issue of human rights, for example, including beijing's crackdown on uyghur muslims in the xinjiang region. also course the issue of taiwan. from beijing's perspective, the u.s. and its allies have been out to contain china's rise on the global stage. so biden has not only kept most of the trump era tariffs on

chinese imports. he's been ramping up restrictions on u.s. exports, technology exports, to china including crucial semiconductors. not to mention mr. biden on more than one occasion has said that the u.s. is committed to defending taiwan militarily. all of this -- by the u.s. in the mind of the chinese leadership. that's why she jinping has made no secret of trying to reassure the world order led by the u.s.. it's also worth noting both men cannot look weak because of domestic situation. mr. xi also facing growing pressure on the economy because of a zero covid policy, mr. biden despite being better than expected may have to deal with the republican controlled congress. so kim, a lot of items on the agenda. very high stakes, but very low expectations. kim? >> all right, interesting. we watch, and even, john we appreciate it. >> at least two people have died due to what was hurricane

nicole. the couple storm made landfall early thursday along the east coast. thousands of beach front homes and hotels have been declared unsafe new week of the storm. a video captured from a dorm room at a college in st. augustine florida shows streets sat flooded after the hurricane hit. student, cameron calf, told cnn the water was about way steep. now the poll has weekend into a tropical depression but is expected to produce significant rainfall is moves north. let's go to nate's now from cnn meteorologist, derek van damme. derek, the picture is coming from florida really paint a scary picture. >> you're right, kim. in fact, hurricane nicole finishing what hurricane ian, from the end of september began. what it actually started there. let me take you back to the end so, timber glen here canine is actually making landfall in the western coast side of the florida peninsula. that also impacts these close were nickel made landfall just 24 hours ago. it will compromise several --

and hurricane nicole came up. it was just enough to really impact these buildings and cause many of them to fall into the. c and degrading some of the outer edges of the buildings as well. just incredible, striking imagery. can you imagine, if this was your home and what you would have to deal with as the prices memories there are just washing out to sea. really incredible. so here is the latest from hurricane michael. it did make landfall, right across this area. that is the east coast of florida. now traversing into southern georgia. you see that spin right around there, i'll draw on the map. but you can see right around that x. that is the center of what is now a tropical depression, it is spreading heavy rainfall across georgia but it's also influencing the weather across coastal areas of carolinas, in the form of spinoff tornadoes. in fact the storm center has -- charleston, garden city, a

northward in the club's. well it doesn't take much for these chocolate had tornadoes to spin up across that interaction with the close line, some friction from the ground. and that allows for thunderstorms to produce a brief, relatively weak tornado. but the pendulum air to impact the property and life as well. that threat of severe weather, to start off on the weekend. that moves into portions of the mid-atlantic. marginal risk for marketing team d.c.. a brief term nato with damaging winds that can't be ruled out. this is all associated with the remnants of nicole. this is really interesting because we have a poll on blizzard and winter storm taking place across the northern plains of the moment. both of these systems are going to interact. doing a dance with the next 24 -- and also absorbing the rainfall that we anticipate over the eastern third of the country. so, we are going to see more travel delays to start off the weekend as a wet weekend is expected for places like pittsburgh, and charlotte, rotem, cleveland, as well as new york, d.c., and richmond.

these areas and despite anywhere from one place across the country, but just outside the 95 corridor up to 2 to 4 inches of rain locally. so mid-atlantic into the northern section of new england. to see weather prediction center there has a slight risk of flash flooding. so we want to monitor that closely, double check your plans. lots of wind associated with the system as well. it would advisories, by the way, kim. but to see the rain plummet over the next coming days. it is about to get very cold, our first taste of winter on our doorstep. >> all right, thank you so much derek van damme, we appreciate it. medical centers in u.s. are reporting long week times and the lack of facilities due to a spike in respiratory illnesses. hospitals and boston's have been swamped from the virus are as, be leaving many pediatric icu units low on beds. a constable centers for disease control, 22 states are reporting high or very high respiratory illness activity.

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